diff --git a/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/NotificationTab.swift b/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/NotificationTab.swift
index d8dcd8b6..ba1b47dd 100644
--- a/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/NotificationTab.swift
+++ b/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/NotificationTab.swift
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ struct NotificationsTab: View {
     if selectedTab == .notifications || isSecondaryColumn {
       if let token = appAccount.currentAccount.oauthToken {
         userPreferences.notificationsCount[token] = 0
+        Task {
+          let _: ServerError = try await client.post(endpoint: Notifications.clear)
+        }
       }
       watcher.unreadNotificationsCount = 0
     }
diff --git a/Packages/Notifications/Sources/Notifications/NotificationsViewModel.swift b/Packages/Notifications/Sources/Notifications/NotificationsViewModel.swift
index 7255fe9b..3ddc8f47 100644
--- a/Packages/Notifications/Sources/Notifications/NotificationsViewModel.swift
+++ b/Packages/Notifications/Sources/Notifications/NotificationsViewModel.swift
@@ -162,13 +162,6 @@ import SwiftUI
     }
   }
 
-  func clear() async {
-    guard let client else { return }
-    do {
-      let _: ServerError = try await client.post(endpoint: Notifications.clear)
-    } catch {}
-  }
-
   func handleEvent(event: any StreamEvent) {
     Task {
       // Check if the event is a notification,